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Aberdeen: Fire Incidents, South Dakota (SD)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 70. The highest number of reported fires - 110 took place in 2016, and the least - 19 in 2007. The data has a growing trend.


The average number of yearly fire incidents per 10k residents in Aberdeen, SD compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for the last 3 years, including only cities with population 5,000 and above)

Aberdeen:

34.2

The median response time based on all reported fire incidents is 6 minutes. This is lower than the South Dakota median value.


The median response time in Aberdeen, SD compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)

Aberdeen:

6 minutes

According to the reports from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related fatalities per year is 0. The highest number of reported deaths - 3 took place in 2016, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire-related casualties per year is 2. The highest number of reported injuries - 6 took place in 2005, and the lowest - 0 in 2002. The data has an increasing trend. The average number of casualties per 1,000 fires is 22. This indicator was the highest - 98 in 2013, and the lowest 0 in 2002. The trend for injuries per 1,000 incidents is rising. Compared to the South Dakota value the number of casualties per 1,000 fire incidents is much higher.



Casualties per 1,000 incidents in Aberdeen, SD compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Based on data for all years, including only cities with at least 500 fire incidents)

Aberdeen:

23.4

28.0% incidents where reported in the morning and 72.0% in the evening. The most fires (15.9%) took place on Tuesday, and the least (12.2%) on Thursday.
According to the 1,198 incident reports from years 2002 - 2018 most fires (13.2%) took place during July, and the least (5.8%) in February.
Out of all 7,026 cases reported during the years 2002 - 2018, the most belonged to the categories: Rescue & EMS (28.7%), Hazardous Condition (22.8%), and False Alarm (18.2%).


• Incident types reported to NFIRS in Aberdeen, SD
• 2,01728.7%Rescue & EMS
• 1,60122.8%Hazardous Condition
• 1,27618.2%False Alarm
• 1,19817.1%Fire
• 5137.3%Service Call
• 3424.9%Good Intent Call
• 470.7%Overpressure Rupture
• 190.3%Special Incident
• 130.2%Severe Weather
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (41.2%), and Structure Fires (33.5%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Aberdeen, SD
• 49341.2%Outside Fires
• 40133.5%Structure Fires
• 21517.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 897.4%Other